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To: D. Long who wrote (136603)	9/2/2005 4:13:31 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793915

obvious alternative for Port of NO - Houston. No river access, Derek. You can't afford to truck bulk items like grain there.

To: D. Long who wrote (136603)	9/2/2005 4:16:23 PM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793915

If the grain markets are dropping because of NO. the market is making a mistake.

To: D. Long who wrote (136603)	9/2/2005 4:28:39 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793915

<<Nobody has mentioned the obvious alternative for Port of NO - Houston. It's the second largest port in the country in tonnage moved - 200 million tons, and sixth largest port in the world.>> For grain from the Midwest the Mississippi to NO is barge all the way. This year we have had a hitch because of the drought, the river is low. Barges can only float half a load.

To: D. Long who wrote (136603)	9/2/2005 4:50:05 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793915

The problem is that I am not sure that barge loads of grain can somehow get from the Mississippi to Texas. Then, the specialized vessels that sit midstream on the river are in NO, not Houston. They are big pieces of equipment, they can surely be towed to Houston, but they won't be enough to load nenough ships to make a difference. You need grain elevators and I'm not sure Houston has any of any magnitude.